t 1 h 4 o 1 r 1 i 1 u 1 m 3
7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands
originEtymology tree English Thor Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English thorium From Thor + -ium.
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